Units G And H Ventura Park Old Parkbury Lane Colney Street St Albans AL2 2DB Data via plota.co.uk

5/2026/0809 - W Withdrawn

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 5 (refuse storage) of planning permission dated 09/12/2025 for Flexible change of use of the existing building to padel facility (use class E(d)) with ancillary shop (use class E(a)) and caf� (use class E(b)), including Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
24 Apr 2026
−
Withdrawn
3 Jun 2026

Withdrawn on 3 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

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    Amendmentcouncil archive

    Conditions 5 withdrawn

    • ConditionsDischarge of Condition 5 (refuse storage)WithdrawnThis application5/2026/0809

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Colney Street built-up area; Green belt about 33 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
St Albans
Application type
W
Postcode
AL2 2DB
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Park Street
Parish
ST STEPHEN
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Apr 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
3 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jones Lang Lasalle Limited (Jones Lang Lasalle Limited)

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
321205PLN
Planning Portal ref
14681751
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2026
St Albans
Planning Authority Score
1.1/10
Poor
#290 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

St Albans is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #285 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
St Albans decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #180 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #226 of 296
29%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #285 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #278 of 296
74%
Minor dwellings approved
130 decided (1-9 homes)
61%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,411
Total decisions
184 refused in the year to March 2026